Research Guides: Business Information for Hong Kong and Shanghai: Rankings/Comparison

Rankings

You can view the rankings of Hong Kong and China (use instead of Shanghai) in the categories listed below which cover economic, financial, business rankings, and more.

Economic environment

Economic Freedom Index
From the Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal. An index of economic freedom world rankings. Covers 10 categories including Business Freedom, Trade Freedom and Freedom from Corruption.
Economic Freedom of the World
From the Cato Institute. "Seeks to measure the consistency of the institutions and policies of various countries with voluntary exchange and the other dimensions of economic freedom"
Business Ready (B-READY)
The World Bank’s flagship report on the business environment worldwide.
Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020
From the World Economic Forum. Assesses the competitiveness of economies based on the level of productivity of a country.
Global Innovation Index
From WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Recognizes innovation as a driver of economic growth and prosperity.
Hot Spots 2025: Benchmarking the future competitiveness of cities
From the Economics Intelligence Unit. Includes factors such as business & regulatory environment, quality of environmental governance, ability to attract capital, and more.
World Investment Report 2024
From UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade & Development). Ranks countries based on Foreign Direct Investment inflows and outflows.

From the World Economic Forum. Assesses the competitiveness of economies based on the level of productivity of a country.

Most competitive cities in China
Annual survey of the most competitive cities in Greater China. From the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Market Potential Index for the World's Emerging Markets
From Michigan State University. Ranks the market potential of countries identified as emerging markets.

Financial centers

Global Financial Centres Index
Sponsored by Qatar Financial Centre Authority. It provides proﬁles, ratings and rankings for 75 ﬁnancial centres.
Xinhua • International Financial Centers Development Index (IFCD Index) 新华·国际金融中心发展指数
Measures and values the development of a global financial centre.

Trade

World Integrated Trade Solution

From the World Bank. Browse Trade Summary section by country for comparison.

Governance

World Governance Indicators
From the World Bank. Covers government effectiveness, control of corruption, rule of law, regulatory quality and voice & accountability.
Corruption Perceptions Index
Measures perceived levels of public sector corruption in a country. From the Transparency International organization.

Comparison

You can use the following resources to compare statistics for Hong Kong and Shanghai (or China).

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CIA World Factbook
Includes economic data and comparison tables with other countries in the world.

Yearbooks

Hong Kong Yearbook
Refer to the appendices for statistical tables and charts.
上海统计年鉴 = Shanghai statistical yearbook

Financial Statistics - yearbooks

AllThatStats This link opens in a new window
Provides access to official data time-series statistics of the most important national and international sources as well as semi-official sources, including World Bank, WTO and OECD, etc.

上海金融年鉴 = Shanghai finance yearbook

Monthly statistics

China Monthly Economic indicators
Provides statistics such as GDP, CPI, retail trade data, employment numbers, and more.
香港統計月刊 = Hong Kong monthly digest of statistics